Absent remarkable stamina, a forgiving boss, Dan Patrick’s man cave and Jerry Lucas’ memory, absorbing the NCAA tournament’s 48-games-in-four days opening salvo borders on impossible. You simply need some time to process it all before the regional...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Reality started to sink in Sunday for Virginia's players with about 15 seconds left.
Darion Atkins covered part of his face with a towel, shading disappointment. Mike Tobey and Anthony Gill gazed at the court with blank stares. Justin...

Many Virginia basketball faithful are unhappy — thank you, Twitter and email — with the NCAA tournament bracket unveiled Sunday. Two reasons.
One is rooted in conference rivalry — loathing seems too strong a word for Lent — the other in practical...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Virginia led Florida State by 17 points at halftime of Thursday’s early ACC tournament quarterfinal. The Cavaliers had doubled up the Seminoles on the scoreboard and the backboards and were shooting like Tony Bennett in his prime.
This...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Virginia on Sunday will receive its third NCAA basketball tournament bid in the last four years, and with only one scholarship senior and many reinforcements en route, Tony Bennett appears poised to establish his program as a March...

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- When Justin Anderson was healthy, Virginia ranked among the nation’s top five in offensive and defensive efficiency, a rarity that usually translates to the Final Four, if not an NCAA championship.
But Anderson has missed the last...

At last check, the cheapest ticket on StubHub for Saturday night’s ACC basketball tournament final was $80.13. In the lower deck inside the baselines: Anywhere from $583-$1,540.
The week is young, and prices figure to dip as tipoff nears, but still.
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Tony Bennett was at peace. At first inclined to accept the University of Virginia's head basketball coaching position, he had elected to remain at Washington State, a program he had steered to new heights and a school he had come to embrace.
But as...

Amid all the chatter of whether ACC semifinal losses Friday might have cost Virginia and/or Duke No. 1 NCAA tournament seeds, more than one sage acquaintance asked the following:
Other than prestige for the program and bragging rights for fans, is...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The NCAA classifies 351 college basketball teams as Division I, and what follows is the complete list of those that lost fewer games this regular season than Virginia.
Kentucky.
And really, the 31-0 and top-ranked Wildcats are more NBA...

Syracuse was the toast of college basketball a year ago. Jim Boeheim’s Orange was 25-0, ranked No. 1 and applauded for a style rooted in a stifling 2-3 zone defense.
Today, Virginia is portrayed by some of the same oracles as the game’s scourge. Tony...

Women:
Miami sophomore and Woodside High product Adrienne Motley had 18 points and six rebounds in the Hurricanes’ 64-59 comeback win over Georgia Tech.
Michelle Woods hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 33 seconds left in the contest for Miami,...

Malcolm Brogdon doesn't believe in days off. In his mind, there's still something left for No. 2 Virginia to prove in the regular season.
Though U.Va. (28-1, 16-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) locked up its second straight outright conference regular-season...

To reach the Sweet 16, make the Final Four and hoist a national championship trophy, a college basketball team must discover its inner Madison Bumgarner. The task: Perform at peak level against elite opposition on darn little rest.
Such are the NCAA...

CHARLOTTESVILLE — The script was fantasy: Injured point guard returns and doesn't miss a shot. Senior center scores an ACC career-high in his final home game and punctuates the afternoon with two stylish dunks.
The result was routine: Virginia defeated...